Neuer finished the —10 season with 39 appearances. For the —11 season , Neuer was appointed captain and led the team to its first Champions League semi-final appearance.

Neuer finished the season with 53 appearances. On 1 June , Neuer made his move to Bayern Munich in July and signed a five-year contract that lasted until June Among other things, it was decided that Manuel Neuer will be "regarded as a full member of the FC Bayern Munich team, who should be treated with due respect.

Furthermore, hostility towards him should cease". He improved the record formerly held by Oliver Kahn.

Following the match, Neuer has revealed that he studied the way Ronaldo took his penalties. Neuer told Bild, "I always prepare myself for such situations.

Our goalkeeping coach, Toni Tapalovic, showed me on his laptop before the match how Ronaldo usually takes his penalties. I learned that Ronaldo prefers to send the ball low to his left.

In the penalty shoot-out, I was convinced that he would aim for his favourite spot. He took and scored the third penalty for Bayern and also saved the first penalty taken by Juan Mata , but could not save the rest of the penalties as Munich lost the trophy 4—3 on penalties in their home stadium, the Allianz Arena.

Neuer started the season by winning the DFL-Supercup. Bayern went on to win the game 2—0 away. On 2 May , Neuer extended his current contract until the summer of The last time Bayern had given four goals in a match was against Wolfsburg on 4 April Neuer finished the season with 34 Bundesliga appearances, [60] five German Cup appearances, [60] 11 UEFA Champions League appearances, [60] and one German Cup appearances [59] for a total of 51 appearances.

Neuer then was praised for his performance in their first game of the quarterfinals against Real Madrid C. During the second leg, he suffered a left foot fracture that ended his season abruptly as Bayern lost 4—2 in a controversial match.

In addition to playing in the super cup, [61] Neuer played in 26 Bundesliga matches, four German Cup matches, and nine Champions League matches.

On 19 July , it was announced that Neuer would become the captain of Bayern following Philipp Lahm 's retirement, making him a double captain of both Bayern and Germany national football team.

On 12 August , Neuer captained his side in the first competitive match of the season as Bayern won the DFL-Supercup by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5—0 victory.

After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his Germany under debut on 15 August against the Netherlands. Neuer was called up on 19 May to the senior German squad for a tour of Asia.

Although he took responsibility for the first goal conceded, manager Joachim Löw refused to blame him and instead commended him for doing his best.

Adler, however, suffered a serious rib injury which ruled him out of the upcoming World Cup — Neuer became Germany's first choice goalkeeper ahead of Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt for the tournament.

He provided the assist for Miroslav Klose 's opening goal against England , winning 4—1. In the same match, England player Frank Lampard scored a goal that was erroneously disallowed since the referee ruled incorrectly that the ball had not crossed the line.

Controversially, Neuer admitted that he knew it was a legitimate goal, but acted in a way to make the referee doubt this. Neuer played every minute of every match in the qualification campaign for UEFA Euro , helping Germany to secure ten wins out of ten games and top their group.

After Germany's 3—1 away win against Turkey , he was especially praised for his "sensational" performance.

Neuer then set up the second goal; under pressure by Turkish attackers, he fired a precise long range kick to Mario Götze deep in the opponent's half, who then found Müller on the edge of the opponent's penalty box to score.

He kept a clean sheet against Portugal while also conceding one goal each to the Netherlands and Denmark. Germany went on to win Group B, being the only team in the tournament to win all of their group stage games.

He finished group play posting two saves against Portugal, three against the Netherlands and three again against Denmark. Neuer's "sweeper-keeper" playing style distinguished him from other starting goalkeepers in the World Cup.

This was credited with allowing his teammates to press deep in their opponents' half, plus Neuer's willingness to come out and challenge opposing attackers caused them to miss shots on net.

After keeping clean sheets in group matches against Portugal and the United States , Neuer recorded his third clean sheet of the World Cup in the 1—0 quarter-final defeat of France.

This was his 22nd clean sheet overall in his 50th appearance for die Nationalmannschaft. Neuer won the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper.

On 31 May During the tournament, Neuer did not concede any goals during Germany's three group games against Ukraine , Poland and Northern Ireland.

Neither did he concede a goal in the round of 16 against Slovakia. With this, Neuer established a new record by not conceding a goal in a major tournament for minutes.

The previous record-holder was his compatriot Sepp Maier who didn't concede a goal for minutes. A 1—1 draw after extra-time saw the match go to a penalty shoot-out, in which Neuer helped Germany to a 6—5 victory by saving two spot kicks, including one from Bonucci; he was elected the Man of the Match for his performance.

Prior to the start of qualification, on 1 September , Neuer was named new captain of the national team, following Bastian Schweinsteiger 's retirement from international football.

Considered by many in the media to be the current best goalkeeper in the world, and one of the greatest goalkeepers both of his generation and of all time, Neuer is widely regarded as a "complete" and modern goalkeeper.

He is regarded by some in the sport to be the best goalkeeper in football since Lev Yashin , who is widely considered to be the greatest goalkeeper of all time and the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or.

A tall, large, athletic, and physically strong player, Neuer has earned critical acclaim from former players and pundits for his speed, stamina, composure, concentration, consistency, and mentality, as well as for being able to adapt to any given situation on the pitch.

He is particularly known for his exceptional reflexes, shot-stopping abilities, speed, and footwork, as well as his ability to read the game, and come out to collect crosses, which enables him to command his area effectively.

When the situation demands, he will also often essentially fill the role of a sweeper when opposing players have beaten the offside trap or his team's defensive line, by quickly rushing out of goal to anticipate opponents and clear the ball; his skill, speed and decision-making in this area enables his teams to maintain a high defensive line.

Because of his unique playing style, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper", and has been credited with revolutionising the role of the goalkeeper in modern times.

He has also been praised by pundits for his positioning between the posts, as well as his ability in one-on-one situations; furthermore, he is effective at stopping penalties, and — uncommon for a goalkeeper — has also been known to take and score them in shoot-outs.

A former outfield player in his youth, in addition to his goalkeeping ability, Neuer has also been praised for his excellent ball control and for his accurate distribution of the ball with both his hands and feet; his long throwing range and ability to kick the ball into deep areas with either foot enables him to the play the ball out on the ground or create plays or launch swift counter-attacks from the back.

Regarding his technical skills on the ball in comparison to other players in his role, Neuer has stated that he could play in the German third division as a centre-back if so desired.

Due to his leadership and vocal presence in goal, he also excels at communicating with his defenders and organising his team's defensive line.

Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia. His brother Marcel is currently a football referee in the Verbandsliga.

Neuer is a Catholic , and lends his support to a Gelsenkirchen-based Catholic social action group which campaigns against child poverty as well as a Gelsenkirchen-based youth club run by the Amigonians.

Neuer started a charity foundation for children, named the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation. On 21 May , Neuer married longtime girlfriend Nina Weiss in Tannheim , Austria, in a civil ceremony, which was followed by a church wedding in the Cathedral of Santissima della Madia in Monopoli , Italy on 10 June.

After a wrong translation of his statement "it would be good if a professional football player came out because it would help others to do the same", a South American publication concluded that he was gay, which was taken up by many other media and is since widely believed in the Spanish speaking world.

In the penalty shoot-out, I was convinced that he would aim for his favourite spot. He took and scored the third penalty for Bayern and also saved the first penalty taken by Juan Mata , but could not save the rest of the penalties as Munich lost the trophy 4—3 on penalties in their home stadium, the Allianz Arena.

Neuer started the season by winning the DFL-Supercup. Bayern went on to win the game 2—0 away. On 2 May , Neuer extended his current contract until the summer of The last time Bayern had given four goals in a match was against Wolfsburg on 4 April Neuer finished the season with 34 Bundesliga appearances, [60] five German Cup appearances, [60] 11 UEFA Champions League appearances, [60] and one German Cup appearances [59] for a total of 51 appearances.

Neuer then was praised for his performance in their first game of the quarterfinals against Real Madrid C. During the second leg, he suffered a left foot fracture that ended his season abruptly as Bayern lost 4—2 in a controversial match.

In addition to playing in the super cup, [61] Neuer played in 26 Bundesliga matches, four German Cup matches, and nine Champions League matches.

On 19 July , it was announced that Neuer would become the captain of Bayern following Philipp Lahm 's retirement, making him a double captain of both Bayern and Germany national football team.

On 12 August , Neuer captained his side in the first competitive match of the season as Bayern won the DFL-Supercup by defeating Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5—0 victory.

After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his Germany under debut on 15 August against the Netherlands. Neuer was called up on 19 May to the senior German squad for a tour of Asia.

Although he took responsibility for the first goal conceded, manager Joachim Löw refused to blame him and instead commended him for doing his best.

Adler, however, suffered a serious rib injury which ruled him out of the upcoming World Cup — Neuer became Germany's first choice goalkeeper ahead of Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt for the tournament.

He provided the assist for Miroslav Klose 's opening goal against England , winning 4—1. In the same match, England player Frank Lampard scored a goal that was erroneously disallowed since the referee ruled incorrectly that the ball had not crossed the line.

Controversially, Neuer admitted that he knew it was a legitimate goal, but acted in a way to make the referee doubt this.

Neuer played every minute of every match in the qualification campaign for UEFA Euro , helping Germany to secure ten wins out of ten games and top their group.

After Germany's 3—1 away win against Turkey , he was especially praised for his "sensational" performance. Neuer then set up the second goal; under pressure by Turkish attackers, he fired a precise long range kick to Mario Götze deep in the opponent's half, who then found Müller on the edge of the opponent's penalty box to score.

He kept a clean sheet against Portugal while also conceding one goal each to the Netherlands and Denmark. Germany went on to win Group B, being the only team in the tournament to win all of their group stage games.

He finished group play posting two saves against Portugal, three against the Netherlands and three again against Denmark. Neuer's "sweeper-keeper" playing style distinguished him from other starting goalkeepers in the World Cup.

This was credited with allowing his teammates to press deep in their opponents' half, plus Neuer's willingness to come out and challenge opposing attackers caused them to miss shots on net.

After keeping clean sheets in group matches against Portugal and the United States , Neuer recorded his third clean sheet of the World Cup in the 1—0 quarter-final defeat of France.

This was his 22nd clean sheet overall in his 50th appearance for die Nationalmannschaft. Neuer won the Golden Glove award for the tournament's best goalkeeper.

On 31 May During the tournament, Neuer did not concede any goals during Germany's three group games against Ukraine , Poland and Northern Ireland.

Neither did he concede a goal in the round of 16 against Slovakia. With this, Neuer established a new record by not conceding a goal in a major tournament for minutes.

The previous record-holder was his compatriot Sepp Maier who didn't concede a goal for minutes. A 1—1 draw after extra-time saw the match go to a penalty shoot-out, in which Neuer helped Germany to a 6—5 victory by saving two spot kicks, including one from Bonucci; he was elected the Man of the Match for his performance.

Prior to the start of qualification, on 1 September , Neuer was named new captain of the national team, following Bastian Schweinsteiger 's retirement from international football.

Considered by many in the media to be the current best goalkeeper in the world, and one of the greatest goalkeepers both of his generation and of all time, Neuer is widely regarded as a "complete" and modern goalkeeper.

He is regarded by some in the sport to be the best goalkeeper in football since Lev Yashin , who is widely considered to be the greatest goalkeeper of all time and the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or.

A tall, large, athletic, and physically strong player, Neuer has earned critical acclaim from former players and pundits for his speed, stamina, composure, concentration, consistency, and mentality, as well as for being able to adapt to any given situation on the pitch.

He is particularly known for his exceptional reflexes, shot-stopping abilities, speed, and footwork, as well as his ability to read the game, and come out to collect crosses, which enables him to command his area effectively.

When the situation demands, he will also often essentially fill the role of a sweeper when opposing players have beaten the offside trap or his team's defensive line, by quickly rushing out of goal to anticipate opponents and clear the ball; his skill, speed and decision-making in this area enables his teams to maintain a high defensive line.

Because of his unique playing style, Neuer has been described as a "sweeper-keeper", and has been credited with revolutionising the role of the goalkeeper in modern times.

He has also been praised by pundits for his positioning between the posts, as well as his ability in one-on-one situations; furthermore, he is effective at stopping penalties, and — uncommon for a goalkeeper — has also been known to take and score them in shoot-outs.

A former outfield player in his youth, in addition to his goalkeeping ability, Neuer has also been praised for his excellent ball control and for his accurate distribution of the ball with both his hands and feet; his long throwing range and ability to kick the ball into deep areas with either foot enables him to the play the ball out on the ground or create plays or launch swift counter-attacks from the back.

Regarding his technical skills on the ball in comparison to other players in his role, Neuer has stated that he could play in the German third division as a centre-back if so desired.

Due to his leadership and vocal presence in goal, he also excels at communicating with his defenders and organising his team's defensive line.

Neuer was born in Gelsenkirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia. His brother Marcel is currently a football referee in the Verbandsliga. Neuer is a Catholic , and lends his support to a Gelsenkirchen-based Catholic social action group which campaigns against child poverty as well as a Gelsenkirchen-based youth club run by the Amigonians.

Neuer started a charity foundation for children, named the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation. On 21 May , Neuer married longtime girlfriend Nina Weiss in Tannheim , Austria, in a civil ceremony, which was followed by a church wedding in the Cathedral of Santissima della Madia in Monopoli , Italy on 10 June.

After a wrong translation of his statement "it would be good if a professional football player came out because it would help others to do the same", a South American publication concluded that he was gay, which was taken up by many other media and is since widely believed in the Spanish speaking world.

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